Product Description
Al Alvarez touched down in Las Vegas one hot day in 1981, a dedicated amateur poker player but a stranger to the town and its crazy ways. For three mesmerizing weeks he witnessed some of the monster high-stakes games that could only have happened in Vegas and talked to the extraordinary characters who dominated them–road gamblers and local professionals who won and lost fortunes on a regular basis.
Set over the course of one tournament, The Biggest Game in T… More >>
#1 by Fnu Lnu on April 6, 2010 - 3:52 pm
I bought The Biggest Game In Town on the first day of the World Series of Poker in 1983. I met the author Mr Alvarez and he signed my copy.
Also signing my copy of this first adition was Benny Binion, Johnny Moss, Stu Unger, Doyl Brunson, Tom McEvoy, Jack Strouse, Dewey Tomkan, Perry Green, Puggie Pearson, Auston Squatty, Oklahoma Johnny Hale, Crandell Addington, Jack Binion, Chip Reese, Bobby Baldin, Ken Smith, Bob Stupak and Larry Flynt to name a few.
The Biggest Game in Town is a great book of the culture of the greatest poker players of all time. The book tells their story and their signature, at least in my copy, leaves their print on history.
//s//Lnu
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Fnu Lnu on April 6, 2010 - 5:06 pm
I bought The Biggest Game In Town on the first day of the World Series of Poker in 1983. I met the author Mr Alvarez and he signed my copy.
Also signing my copy of this first adition was Benny Binion, Johnny Moss, Stu Unger, Doyl Brunson, Tom McEvoy, Jack Strouse, Dewey Tomkan, Perry Green, Puggie Pearson, Auston Squatty, Oklahoma Johnny Hale, Crandell Addington, Jack Binion, Chip Reese, Bobby Baldin, Ken Smith, Bob Stupak and Larry Flynt to name a few.
The Biggest Game in Town is a great book of the culture of the greatest poker players of all time. The book tells their story and their signature, at least in my copy, leaves their print on history.
//s//Lnu
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on April 6, 2010 - 7:43 pm
I would whole-heartedly recommend this book to any poker player or any fan of Tom Wolfe’s non-fiction (this book reminds me of Wolfe’s writing). It has great anecdotes about some of the legends in the poker world and gives a little insight into the life of a professional gambler.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on April 6, 2010 - 10:22 pm
Fine reading for anyone that has been around the poker scene. Alvarez provides a beautiful and captivating description of the vegas poker scene during the ealy 80’s. A captivating and inspirational read.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 6, 2010 - 11:36 pm
Compelling and revealing, this book is about Vegas, Binion’s Horseshoe Casino and the 1981 World Series of Poker. Legendary player Doyle Brunson is all business when he plays this high stakes game that relies as much on discipline and stamina,
luck and skill as it does on understanding the psychological nuances of the other players. No single element stands alone.
Professional players like Jack Straus aren’t dealt special cards, they just know what to do with the cards they are given, and they read the other players’ hands by their tells and betting. According to Nick the Greek Dandalos, “The next best thing to gambling and winning is gambling and losing. For an inside look at the life of an aggressive, high stakes gambler read this classic.
Rating: 5 / 5